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Chapter V
MOTHER AND SON. Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother. It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death. "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock? She wished to consult him upon special business."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She wished to consult him upon special business."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
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From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
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From this reading She wished to consult him upon special business."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
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From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading She wished to consult him upon special business."
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From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
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From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
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From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading MOTHER AND SON.
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From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading She wished to consult him upon special business."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the following morning Brian received a message from his mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She wished to consult him upon special business."
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From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first communication that she had vouchsafed to him since the day of her eldest son's death.
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From this reading She wished to consult him upon special business."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would he come to her dressing-room at eleven o'clock?
